It's a bit strong saying Rossi was scared to put the Ducati on the line. He publicly admitted that he wasn't prepared to. Different case altogether. Burgess saw the data and said that the faster the bike went, the worse it got. Rossi was paid to help develop the bike, bringing it back to the pits in a wheelbarrow doesn't do that.Casey left because Ducati wouldn't listen to him (he actually said that he knew the answer but they wouldn't do it) Rossi left for exactly the same reason.If German money and faster turn rounds are possible then we'll see progress and I believe it will come from Dovi.

Its clear that Ducati have bike problems. Regardless of personal opinions about individual riders, the fact that Rossi is so much more competitive, while Dovi is so much worse makes it irrefutable.

I really, really can't see that changing though (I've said why often enough, so no need to repeat again).

IMO the likelihood is this will be another awful season with little progress for Ducati, & another nail in the coffin for MotoGP. I expect either drastic changes to curtail HRC /Yam buying the WC, a huge shift in the balance of power to revamp, or Ducati pulls out and MotoGP slides into further crisis, maybe even breaks down altogether when even the dumbest fan can see its a soap-opera, not a race series.

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